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Henry VIII
Henry VIII: Directed by Kevin Billington. With John Stride, Julian Glover, Ronald Pickup, Barbara Kellerman. Henry VIII is a proud and wilful monarch who ...
Henry VIII
1979 ‧ 2h 46m
7.1/10 · IMDb
Henry VIII defies the Roman Catholic Church to divorce Katharine of Aragon and wed Ann Bullen. With John Stride, Claire Bloom, Timothy West.
Release date: April 25, 1979 (USA)
Director: Kevin Billington
Nominations: British Academy Television Award for Best Actor
Costume design: Alun Hughes
Editors: Howard Dell and Malcolm Banthorpe
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Classic play by William Shakespeare starring John Stride, Timothy West, Ronald Pickup, and Claire Bloom.(Continues after News on 2.) 1 hour, 30 minutes
For the BBC Television Shakespeare, tx. 25/2/1979, colour, 165 mins ; Director, Kevin Billington ; Production Companies, BBC Television, Time-Life Television.
The play and the BBC adaptation is about the reign of King Henry VIII, covering his divorce from Catherine of Aragon, the rise of the Church of England, and his ...
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BBC presents one of Shakespeare's lesser known history plays. Henry VIII tells the story of a young King Henry (John Stride) and his trusted advisor ...
A 1979 BBC production of Shakespeare's history play. This was broadcast as part of the 37-play BBC Television Shakespeare project.
Aug 25, 1979 · Henry VIII (1979) is a BBC television film adaptation of William Shakespeare's original play which provides a dramatized account of the events surrounding the ...